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Threat Against Multnomah County Republican Party During Avenue of Roses Parade
Threat Against Multnomah County Republican Party During Avenue of Roses Parade
Threat Against Multnomah County Republican Party During Avenue of Roses Parade
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Sent:Monday,April24,20179:55AM
To:'counsel@buchal.com'
Subject:ThreatConcerningAvenueofRosesParade
Attachments:LettertoCity42517.docx;PressRelease42517.docx
Importance:High
TotheMCRPExecutiveCommittee(includingHouseCaptains):
TheViceChairhasforwardedmeathreatissuedtotheorganizersoftheAvenueofRosesparade(seebelow),an
eventsetforApril29thinwhichweareregisteredtoparticipate,andwhichmanyofusarelookingforwardto.
Thethreatraisestheissueofhowtorespond.Itismyrecommendationthatweissuetheattachedlettertothe
Mayor,theChiefofPoliceandtheDistrictAttorney,alongwiththeattachedpressrelease.Then,afterreceiving
(ornotreceiving)anyresponsefromtheCity,wemightdeterminehowtorespond.Itisentirelypossiblethatthe
paradeorganizerswillrevokeourregistrationontheirowninitiative,butitseemsreasonabletogivetheCitya
chancetostepuptoitsresponsibilitieshere.
IamonaplaneflyingbackfromGermany,andunfortunatelywillnotreachPortlanduntilatleast9:20p.m.this
evening.Bycopyofthisemail,IamaskingmyassistantCaroleCaldwell(ccaldwell@mbllp.com)todigupthe
relevantcontactinformationfortheMayor,Chief,andDA(aswellasthecontactinformationfortheViceChair,if
hewishestobeidentifiedasanalternativepointofcontactinthePressRelease),fillintheholesinthesedrafts,
andforwardthecompletedversionsinWordand.pdfformattotheViceChair(WilliamGuthridge
gutheridge@comcast.net)).
Theinternetserviceonthisflightisintermittent,andImaynotbeabletocommunicateagainuntillanding.Ifthe
ViceChairwishestoissuethelettertoday(whichmayassisttheparadeorganizer),Ms.Caldwellisauthorizedto
signtheletterforme.Mr.JeffReynoldsmayalsowishtocoordinatewiththePRarmoftheORPandMr.Kevin
Hoar,whichprobablyhasabetterpresslisttodelivertherelease.
Alternatively,itmaybeappropriatetoaddthistotheagendaforthiseveningsCentralCommitteemeeting
beforeacting.IintendtocalltheViceChairwhenIlandinSanFranciscothisafternoontodiscussthismatter,
butagain,ifheandthosewithgreaterPRexpertisedeterminetotakefieldinitiativetoactsooner,theyhavehe
mysupport.
Bestwishesforagoodmeeting,andletusstandtallasRepublicansinthefaceofthisevil.
JamesL.Buchal
Murphy&BuchalLLP
3425SEYamhillStreet,Suite100
Portland,OR97214
Phone:5032271011
Fax:5035731939
From:BillGuthridge[mailto:gutheridge@comcast.net]
Sent:Sunday,April23,201712:56PM
To:counsel@buchal.com
Subject:Fwd:EMAILRE:FW:Don'tmakeusshutdowntheparade
FYI.Iamguessingshewillaskustowithdraw
SentfrommyiPhone
Beginforwardedmessage:
From:DianneGill<dgill@eastportplaza.com>
Date:April23,2017at10:31:22AMPDT
To:"gutheridge@comcast.net"<gutheridge@comcast.net>
Cc:NancyChapin<nchapin@tsgpdx.com>
Subject:EMAILRE:FW:Don'tmakeusshutdowntheparade
HelloBill,Iamemailingre:thebelowemailreceivedre:athreattodisrupttheparade.This
isofgreatconcernandwemusttakethisthreatseriously.WEcannotaffordtohavethetype
ofriotswhichhappendowntownPortland.Thisiscommunityparadewithalotkidsand
seniors.Canyoupleasegivemeacall(971)2191711?Thankyou,DianneGill
Theentiresituationisunfortunate.
DianneGill
PropertyManager
MMIRealtyServices,Inc.
EastportPlazaShoppingCenter
4000SE82ndAve.,Suite#4000
Portland,OR97266
Ph:(503)7713817
Mobile:(971)2191711
dgill@eastportplaza.com
www.eastportplaza.com
OriginalMessage
From:thegiver@riseup.net[mailto:thegiver@riseup.net]
Sent:Saturday,April22,20177:29PM
Subject:Don'tmakeusshutdowntheparade
Importance:High
Greetings,
Trumpsupportersand3%militiaareencouragingpeopletobringsignsthatbringhateful
rhetorictotheparadeandappearsyouallowedthemtoregisterandhaveaplaceinthe
march!
Youhavetwooptions:
1.Letthemmarch(Hereistheireventpage
https://www.facebook.com/events/1863379970571888/)
2.Canceltheirregistrationandensuretheydonotmarch
Ifyouchooseoption1thenwewillhavetwohundredormorepeoplerushintotheparade
intothemiddleanddragandpushthosepeopleoutaswewillnotgiveoneinchtogroups
whoespousehatredtowardlgbt,immigrants,peopleofcolororothers.Incasethemessage
wasnotcleartoyouthisisasanctuarycityandstateandwewillnotallowthesepeopleto
spreadtheirviewsinEastPortland.
Youhaveseenhowmuchpowerwehavedowntownandthatthepolicecannotstopusfrom
shuttingdownroadssopleaseconsideryourdecisionwisely.Letusknowyourdecisionby
tuesdaybyemailingback.Wewillalsowheatpastefliersacrossthemarchroutenaming
sponsorsandholdingthemaccountableforbackinganeventwiththistypeofrhetoricwhich
mayendangerfutureparadesabilitytogetsponsors.Wewillalsobeginemailinggroups
whoareparticipatinginthemarchtoinformthemyouareallowingagroupofbigotsto
marchintheparade.
Thisisnonnegotiablewealreadyhavetwoeventssetupourselvesandwewillhaveenough
peopletoolsandtacticstoshutdownaparadeinfactthisisawalkintheparkforus:
https://www.facebook.com/events/942770902532416/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1901987176708736/
Wepromisetherewillbenoharmtoanyonebutwewillshutthisdownandpreventthem
frommarchingusingnonviolentpassiveblockingoftheirmovement.
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